By NAN 13 December 2019 | 9:15 am Arik Air on Thursday announced the resumption of flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta. Arik Air Chief Executive Officer, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu said in a statement in Lagos that starting from Dec. 18, the airline would be operating daily flights from Lagos […]
By Wole Oyebade 13 December 2019 | 4:18 am The last 12 months saw a new wave of optimism rising in the local air travel business. With more investments by the carriers came new routes across the network. But sadly, nothing has changed in terms of critical infrastructure to support the […]
By Wole Oyebade 13 December 2019 4:16 am •Global industry targets $29.3 billion net profit The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday released its forecast for the year 2020, with Nigerian airlines and their African counterparts again projected to lose $200 million. The gloomy outlook, for the second year on the […]
Published December 12, 2019 Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Abdullahi Sidi Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government has ordered the suspension of Turkish Airlines’ operations in Nigeria due to “repeated cases of poor passenger treatment.” The government gave the directive through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, ordering […]
12th Dec 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Air Senegal from 16DEC19, will start flights from Dakar – Accra – Lagos route, including 5th freedom local rights on Accra – Lagos sector. The Airbus A319 aircraft will operate this route 4 times weekly, with schedules enabling quick connection via Dakar for following destinations both ways: Bamako, Banjul, Bissau, Conakry […]
by Tom Boon December 12, 2019 British Airways has today announced intentions to launch six new routes from its London Heathrow home next year. Additionally, the British flag carrier will increase the frequency of 16 other routes. British Airways, London Heathrow, New Routes British Airways has announced six new routes from […]
by Esther Reporter December 9, 2019 Air Peace says it will soon begin flight operations to Ibadan from Kano, Owerri and Abuja. The Chairman of the airline, Mr Allen Onyeama, made the announcement in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday. Onyema said: “Very soon, we shall start flying Abuja-Ibadan-Abuja daily, […]
by Tom Boon December 11, 2019 2 minute read A jet overshooting the runway in Liverpool inconvenienced hundreds of passengers at Liverpool Airport this morning. The airport has been closed all morning while the airport deals with the incident. As a result, many outbound flights have been cancelled, with arrivals diverted […]
BY YEMI 1 HOUR AGO An Abuja bound British Airways plane that took off from London on Tuesday November 26, executed a return after losing an engine mid-flight. In a statement released by TVC, it was recorded that the aircraft took off from Heathrow airport, London, Tuesday night and was airborne […]
The 737 MAX planes have been grounded globally since mid-March, following the deadly Lion Air crash of October 2018 and the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March this year. BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKNOV 12, 2019 Boeing, the makers of the troubled 737 Max, has delayed the flying of the plane for another […]